Running Colchester is an England Athletics (EA) affiliated club.
You do not need to be a EA member to be a member of Running Colchester. All group runs are free to all members.
EA membership will usually save you £2 per race you run, and has a number of additional benefits. There are also some races where you need to be a UKA member.
Our club EA membership fees, to run from 1st April 2025 to 31 March 2026 are as follows
Renewal of membership ending on 31 March 2026*: £20
New membership**: £21
In addition, please could you consider a voluntary contribution of £5 to Running Colchester. This is only a suggestion, but donations will help towards our club affiliation, run leader training, insurance and club events. So if you can, please include this within your payment.
Please fill in the form below if you wish to become a EA Member, and then make the applicable payment with your name for reference to
Running Colchester Sort code 23-05-80 Account number 25234146
When paying please use the reference EA+your name
When and not before payment has been received, we will submit your details for validation to England Athletics
*if you were an affiliated member of Running Colchester for the year April 2024-March 2025.
**if you wish to become an affiliated member for the first time or were a member prior to April 24.
Once registration is confirmed, all athletes MUST access their portal and agree to the athlete code of conduct before competing (link below):
UKA codes-of-conduct-senior-athletes